Eruption Of Underwater Volcano, Nuku'alofa, Tonga

Capt Cook never mentioned the name Nukuʻalofa in this voyages, but he mentioned the island of Pangaimodoo (Pangaimotu) which was to the east of his anchorage position. Captain Cook also wrote that he travelled by canoes to visit Mooa (Muʻa) where Paulaho and other great men lived.
The house that Paulaho provided was on the beach a third of a mile from the ship. Reference to his map shows that he must have landed and stayed in the Siesia area, the eastern part of modern Nukuʻalofa. Captt Cook also draft the first map of the bay of Nuku'alofa.